Biography

Kona Jones is the Director of the Teaching & Learning Center and Faculty Academy coordinator at Richland Community College. She is responsible for the assessment of online courses and initiatives, providing instructional design and pedagogical support to faculty, development of faculty and student technology training materials, and overseeing faculty professional development. Kona serves as a technology resource for the College as well as an adjunct instructor of statistics and developmental psychology. Her particular passion is student retention in online courses and, more specifically, assessing how different initiatives can improve student retention. She is also a Canvas Coach and Canvassador, contributing extensively in the online Canvas Community and elsewhere.

Kona’s academic background includes M.S. degrees in Quantitative and Cognitive Psychology, Undergraduate degrees in Biology, Psychology, & History, and PhD coursework in Curriculum & Instruction.